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This stuff tastes just like regular coffee ice cream! I created this recipe for my husband who loves coffee flavored ice cream but can't have coffee.  This is a double batch so you will need two 15 minute freezing sessions in your ice cream maker to freeze it all. It i...

This chili is tender and spicy. You can tone down the chili powder and/or crushed red pepper flakes to lower the heat level, but I like it turned all the way up! Depending on your Instant Pot, you will need to figure out what setting you need for a 20 minute saute sett...

In my opinion enchiladas have never been filled up enough with the good stuff. So I solved that with my own custom design. My family scarfs these down rapido! (This recipe is better if you use the Mission Super Soft Tortillas.)

DOUBLE STUFFED CHICKEN SALSA VERDE ENCHILA...

I created this spicy Italian sausage and pasta dish to have just the right balance between savory and spicy to be addictive. It's great as a left over or lunch to reheat at work or home for several days, so I've made it a large quantity. If you like blackened Italian s...

This could almost be considered a stew because of the thickness of it, but when I see the word "stew" I think of beef stew. This soup fills about 7 canning jars (i.e. - Mason, Ball, Kerr). If you are going to freeze any in jars, just make sure to leave 2 1/2 inches of...

My mother was Norma Jean Nebeker. She was a saint, calm as a cucumber, as organized as a drill sergeant (but nicer), a trooper, a great travel buddy, smelled like roses with soft skin, and had flaming red hair the likes of Lucille Ball with freckles from head to toe th...

A years worth of research went into this beautiful savory dish. A similar pie from a pub in New England drove me even further to do it! Why? Because I live on the West Coast, and well, I had to try and create it myself because I can't go flying off to the East Coast ev...

For YEARS I tried to find a way to make smoothies like they do at the smoothie food chains without the SUPER high sugar content they have. I mean, have you ever actually looked up the nutritional information on these metabolism killers??? A small smoothie has between 2...

A crisp is kind of like a crumble, but better in my opinion. I like a sweet but tangy crisp that hits you in the back of the taste buds and sends you gliding into heavenly bliss. I found that sweet heaven in this raspberry and blackberry combo; especially when topped w...

I have been trying different methods for making multigrain bread for years with the hopes of creating that perfect soft 10 grain loaf that doesn't drop with a THUD like a brick when you drop it out of the baking dish! After much research I finally figured it out with t...